ceremony.
A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.
Meaning & usage
A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.
An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
a graduation ceremony, an opening ceremony
An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event. A wedding ceremony; a marriage.
A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks; formality.
Show of magnificence, display, ostentation.
An accessory or object associated with a ritual.
An omen or portent.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English cerymonye, from Latin caerimonia or caeremonia, later often cerimonia (“sacredness, reverence, a sacred rite”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.